ven though the Western Cape High
Court has not yet finished reviewing
the South African National Roads Association Limited (Sanral)’s proposal to install toll gates on the N1 and N2 west of the
R300, the media is abuzz with claims that
Sanral will proceed with this development.
An interim High Court interdict was
granted in May last year, preventing Sanral
from advancing this project, pending the
court’s review. Should the project go ahead,
about 180 km of freeway in the province will
be tolled at five new plazas. The High Court
review date has not been determined yet.
“This government remains opposed to the
tolling of the N1 and N2 and will do everything in our power to prevent this from being imposed on our city and our residents,”
Brett Herron, mayoral committee member
of transport, said last Wednesday.
According to Kobus van der Walt, regional manager for Sanral, they tried to select
the location of the toll plazas so that it will
not impact people who come to town on a
daily basis.

Alternatives
“There was a lot of alternatives that were
looked at. One alternative was to put it at
Okavango interchange. But we have done
away with that. It has now moved to the
other side of Joostenbergvlakte between the
Engen garage and the R44 that turns off to
Stellenbosch. So it will not impact on the
commuters from Brackenfell to town, who
have to commute on a daily basis. That’s the
rationale for the one,” Van der Walt told TygerBurger.
“The other toll plazas on the N1 is the existing plaza at the Huguenot tunnel and the
next one is at Sandhills, on the other side
of Worcester. So Worcester residents will be
affected by the Huguenot and Joostenberg

plazas when they come in to
town,” he said.
“On the N2 we have the
Khayelitsha plaza and that
was a huge concern because
there are a lot of poor people
staying there. The proposed
plaza was moved to the other
side of Khayelitsha, to Kuils
River. And it was placed so
that the people from Khayelitsha can go around it, thus
the open system. You can deviate and go
around the plaza. People in Khayelitsha can
go to town and to Somerset West, without
using a plaza,” Van der Walt explained.
He said a closed system is where you pay
toll no matter which off-ramp you take, but
this will be an open system, which means
there are alternative routes.

ar after the construction
phase, the DA is clear about it
that the toll project is economic madness.
“It will hit poor commuters
hardest. It will increase the
cost of basic goods like food. It
will make Cape Town less competitive and will kill jobs,”
Ivan Meyer, DA leader for the
Western Cape, says.
In a media release shortly after the briefing, Meyer said the whole project is unnecessary.

...it will not im­
pact on the
commuters from
Brackenfell to
town

Discounts
The other plazas on the N2 will be after
Sir Lowry’s Pass on a new portion of road
and then one on the other side of Botrivier.
When asked how the pockets of motorists
will be affected by these proposed plazas
Van der Walt said Sanral does not know, but
a number of discounts will be applicable.
“We have now been stopped by the city before we have finished the process of negotiating with the preferred bidder about what
the rates would be and how many discounts
they are going to give to the people.
“The important thing here is that there
was a lot of discount put in the tender document, saying that they must at least give
certain people a certain discount. Communities at De Doorns and Botrivier will get
a 70% discount,” he said.
He added that frequent users and local
users will get a substantial discount and
that a discount for public transport will be
negotiated. Although Sanral maintains that
the project will secure 5 000 jobs in the construction phase and 600 direct jobs each ye-

Quality
“The quality of roads in the Western Cape
is the best in South Africa. There is no need
for tolling here. Our roads are in an excellent condition,” he claimed.
According to Meyer, Sanral should rather
focus on the many other parts of the country
where road infrastructure is collapsing.
But Sanral is sticking to their guns. According to a recent media presentation, the
freeway is in need of rehabilitation and resurfacing and the capacity of the N1 needs
to be improved.
“Interchanges, especially Old Oak and
Durban Road, are a concern,” Van der Walt
said from his office in Bellville.
According to Tiago Massingue, project
manager for Sanral, they are starting with
improvements from this point (Durban Road) to the Koelenhof interchange. “We are
widening, we are adding three lanes, we are
improving all interchanges out there, it will
be a better flow. And that is a contribution
for all the citizens in the northern and southern suburbs. So it’s benefits, right from the
start. If you want to visualise it, it will be
like the R300: 3 lanes, barriers, lights,” he
said. “The Huguenot tunnel needs to be upgraded. It was not designed for the amount
of heavy vehicles it has to carry.”
V To page 3.

FROM PAGE 2
Head-on collisions and fire are real concerns and the main problem is insufficient
ventilation.
“Anything bigger than a car burning, can
be catastrophic,” Van der Walt said.
Statistics presented to the media, show

South Africa as having the tenth most road
deaths per capita in the world.
A staggering 40% of road deaths are pedestrians.
In their 2013 annual report, Sanral sums
up the proposed N1-N2 Winelands toll high-

way project in one page.
Should the project materialise, the cost of
close to R7 billion (almost the equivalent of
Sanral’s annual budget) will have to come
from the pockets of road users for the next
30 years until the concession expires.
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company, the Passenger Rail Agency of
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value of the improvements is more than
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V Refurbishing of existing ablutions and
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the subcouncil.
He says last year residents of Goodwood
participated in weeding, mowing and landscaping the grounds of Goodwood station.
Metrorail then started with maintenance
work on the subway, overhead pedestrian
bridges and painting of the buildings. Recently the roadway was also tarred.
In February the residents of Riverton Estate and Goodwood joined Metrorail workers to conduct a clean-up of Vasco station
as part of subcouncil 4’s “Own, Love, Improve your Street” initiative whereby council,
private enterprise and the community
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“Despite sweltering heat, the clean-up
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at Tygerberg Children’s Hospital.
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Initially, radio station KFM, put out a request and six prams were donated.
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after being in hospital for two months, is
delighted to receive one of them.
She’ll be able to store the suction pump
and other equipment she needs for her baby
in the pram – and together with Sisi, can
breathe a little easier.
“It’s very heavy walking home with everything, and I may have to stop sometimes
to clear my baby’s air passages with the
pump, so this will help me a lot. I can put
the suction pump and catheters and everything my baby needs in the pram. It’s going
to make life easier for me,” said Sheila.
Thantaswa Mncontso, whose 19-month-

old boy, Amyoli, is also breathing through
the help of a tube in his trachea or windpipe, has been getting stronger and is now ready to go home to Khayelitsha.
“I’m very, very happy with the pram,”
said Mncontso.
“My little boy was so sick, I thought he
was going to die. But he’s a fighter. The only
thing is that he has taken a while to recover,
so he can only walk a little bit. It’s heavy
to carry him as well as the pumps, so I’m
so pleased with the pram. He also loves riding in it. He laughs and loves the motion,”
she said.

Trained
Mothers stay with their babies when
they’re admitted to the tracheostomy ward.
Morrison explains the nurses teach them
how to clean and replace the tubes that are
inserted into a surgically made hole that
opens up the windpipe. They’re also trained
to use foot pumps to suction the secretions
that are blocking their airways. Once they
go home, they are able to help their babies
themselves.
“For some babies, the upper airways just
below the vocal chords is very narrow. It’s
like trying to breathe through the smallest
of straws. If you get a viral infection or a
cold, it can close completely. That’s why
knowing how to use change, clean and use
these tubes is so essential,” explains Morrison.
Now Morrison is in search of both second-hand and new prams to help mothers
like Sheila and Thantaswa.
“It’ll make such a difference to the amazing mothers here. I have the highest admiration and respect for them. They will go
to the ends of the earth for their children.
A simple thing like a second-hand pram
that you may have lying around in your garage or at home, will be put to such good
use.”
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ELSIES RIVER COMMUNITY
SWIMMING GALA
The City of Cape Town will be hosting the annual Elsies River Community Swimming Gala on
Saturday 29 March 2014 from 09:00 to 15:00 at the Elsies River swimming pool.
More than 280 children from the local community between the ages of 10 and 16 will
participate in the gala.

The City encourages the public to attend the event and show their support for the local
participants. Various activities for the whole family will also take place on the day.
Please note that the Elsies River swimming pool will be closed to the general public for
swimming during this period.
ACHMAT EBRAHIM
CITY MANAGER
48/2014

Men, women, kids and dogs walked, skated
and cycled five kilometres to raise funds in
order for deaf children to learn to speak.
Even though some ran the distance and
others used other means of mobility, only
those who walked the whole distance recei-

Jamie Brown (1 and a half) from Parow.

ved medals at the Carel du Toit Centre fun
walk at the Tygerberg Hospital in Parow.
Says the centre’s Kim van Niekerk: “All
the funds raised will be used for operating
costs such as audiology services, speech and
occupational therapy, as well as travel costs,
to name but a few.”
There were prizes, raffles and lucky draws
and even goodie bags for the first 500 entrants.
People from as far as Boksburg competed
in the annual get-together, which was held
in glorious sunshine at grounds of Tygerberg
Hospital.
This was the twelfth event of its kind and
every year seems better than the previous
one.
This time the Flash, Spiderman and Batman even showed up to walk in support of
the centre.
Rumours that they weren’t the real superheroes, but rather participants merely dressed up like them, have not been confirmed
at the time of going to press.
The dogs were super excited at the start of
the race, but by the time most of them walked
over the finish line their tongues were dragging behind them.
If this fun walk gets any better than this,
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A recurring drain overflow in Piketberg
Street, Panorama has residents worried
about their health. After numerous attempts to get the attention of officials, Shantall and Grant Johansen say they reached
the mayor’s office, who asked the respective
departments to give feedback but since they
made contact with the office more than two
months ago, there has been no action.
“We bought in Panorama in late 2011 not
knowing what we were buying into. In 2012
we had poo gushing out of drains and passing our driveway once a week,” says Shantall. She says she spoke to municipal officials, who confirmed this problem has been
persisting for years due to old pipes.
“During winter it is the worst when the

A recurring sewerage overflow in Piketberg
street, Panorama, has not been fixed since
2011.

main pipes that stem from Panorama Mediclinic blocks. It is apparently because the
pipes are old clay pipes that cannot handle
the waste,” she says,
According to health inspector Lolite Lawrence, there is simply no budget to fix this.
He referred them to the sewerage department. “The Parow municipality sewerage
department cannot help with long term solutions as the City of Cape Town does not
have money, and the area engineer does not
seem to care if you call him,” Shantall says.
She says early this year, there was a
strong smell of petrol coming from their bathroom.
“We immediately contacted the municipality in Parow so that the foreman could
smell our drains. I don’t know exactly what
they did, but the next day my two
neighbours’ sewerage was running out
their property through an overflow pipe
that leads into the streets and passed my
driveway and into the storm water drain.
This is clearly a health hazard with us
driving over poo and walking it into our home with our infant crawling about.”
She says they fear the sewerage might get
into their neighbour’s swimming pool.
“These pipes are often blocked in winter.
Some of the owners who are affected now
have an overflow pipe that flows into the road and then into the stormwater drain, and
the water and sanitation departments said
they could only assist by fining them,” she
says.
The last time the Johansens received
feedback was in January from water pollution control officer Ayanda Kolwapi, saying, “...our investigation found that the problem is the whole street. We have been liasing with the reticulation department... We
will give you feedback when anything comes up.”
Kolwapi did not reply to enquiries from
TygerBurger.

What to do with
nuisance cats?
We have lived in the same
house for the past 21 years and
never had a problem with our
neighbours’ cats, until last year
(“SMSes, TygerBurger, 12
March).
These cats regularly spray

around our house, braai area,
on my car in the garage and on
our furniture.
They poop on the soil of the
potted plants; even the goldfish
are no longer safe. Obviously it
did not help speaking to the
neighbours, because nothing
has changed.
And then there are the cat
fights, during the day and most
times in the early hours of the
morning. Unless others have
had to live with this kind of
thing, they shouldn’t be so
quick to judge. If someone
wants to mention sinners, then
what about cat owners?
I am at the end of my tether
with neighbours’ cats. As far as
air guns go, can you really
blame people for doing what
they do?
I fully understand their
frustration.
Do these cat owners think it
fair that we must pay for
cleaning their cats’ mess? How
would they feel if I sent them
the cleaning bills every couple
of days.
Why should we have to live
with our doors and windows
closed, because other people
cannot take responsibility for
their pets?
Any advice would be appreciated as Law Enforcement and
the SPCA do not seem able to
help in this regard.
ANON
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Scammers won’t
budge
I read with interest the letter
“Old scam still doing the
rounds” from Etna in Durbanville (TygerBurger, 12 March).
I have had the same problem,
receiving four calls from an
Indian man and three from an
Indian woman. In fact, the last
time the woman called was last
week.

The more I tell them I do not
own a computer, the more they
try to insist they can see I have
a problem. The moment I get
aggressive, they slam the phone
down.
I just wish I could trace
where these people are calling
from. They seem to think I am
an idiot and that I won’t
recognise their voices. (I know)
it is the same man and woman
as soon as they utter their first
words. They have very bad
English accents.
I don’t think Etna has heard
the last from them, because
they are still phoning me.
CMS
Edgemead

Is Zuma paying his
own petrol?
The price of petrol is getting
out of control – many have
commented on that.
The man in the street is
asked to tighten his belt and
buy smaller cars – not a good
idea for mothers driving their
kids all over. The only people
not concerned here are government officials and the president
with all his wives and his other
family members.
To top this, speeding is like a
sport – getting a ticket is
ignored and not paid. Who is
settling these petrol bills?
An idea to safe petrol, if
possible, do not use your car on
the weekends. Get bicycles for
all members of the family – less
cars on the road, means less
danger for the cyclists. A lot of
shopping can be done with a
bicycle. What about some
Rickshaws or horse carts along
beach fronts?
The Cape Argus Cycle Race
has proven how much fun
cycling is, while it also helps to
keep. Think about that.
ILSE HAAS
Table View

The Metropole North Education District Primary Schools Athletics Championship took place
on Saturday, 22 February. These under­10 and under­11 athletes from Panorama Primary
School received medals and certificates at the event. Calum Koeberg (3rd place shotput
u10) , Leah Swile (1st place for the u11 70m hurdles and 100m as well as 3rd place for
the 80m), Emile Hanekom ( 1st place u11 shotput) and Dewald Hanekom (1st place u10
long jump).

These uner­12 and under­13 athletes from Panorama Primary School also received medals
and certificates at this event. Laure Byman (3rd place u13 long jump and 100m), Bianca
Brönn (1st place u12 shotput, 2nd place javelin and 3rd place discus), Elzaan Rheeder (1st
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The municipal orchestra held its first
performance in February 1914 with merely
18 members, a far cry from the 50 permanent musicians who play for the orchestra
today.
“They were not as professional as we are
now,” says Louis Heyneman, CEO of the
Cape Town Orchestra, adding that Cape
Town was the first city in Africa to have its
own orchestra, which has gone through
many incarnations since its inception.
The Cape Town Orchestra of today is internationally recognised. Their recordings
have won European music awards and Heyneman says they are a world-class orchestra.
Besides the 50 core members, the orchestra also hires ad hoc musicians to join them
to perform bigger pieces. They perform 140
shows a year which means performing two
to three times per week, outside of rehearsals.
In its first year, the orchestra cost 5 000
pounds to run. Today, the yearly cost of keeping the orchestra afloat is more than R20million and funding is the biggest challenge
the ensemble faces.
“We run this orchestra on a shoestring
budget,” Heyneman says, pointing out they
operate on a quarter of the cost that some
orchestras in other major cities work with.

An ‘orchestra for everyone’
The orchestra has three income streams.
The one is ticket sales, which make up only
20% of their budget. They also rely heavily
on funding, including Lotto funding.
The sluggish pace of funding applications
being approved by the national lottery means the orchestra misses a year of funding
from the Lotto at a time. Now that allocations are approved for only one year at a time, as opposed to the three years before,
this could mean that the orchestra may be
without funding more regularly.
While he is careful with his words, Heyneman points out: “This might lead to the
demise of South Africa’s oldest orchestra.”
Most of the people performing in the orchestra have honours’ or masters’ degrees
in music.
Since 2000, the orchestra has been focusing on sustainability. “The only way forward is to empower young people.”
This is why they have set up two youth
orchestras who regularly perform at corporate events and have even been booked to
perform at the Fleur Du Cap awards.
Besides teaching music in townships on
weekdays, the orchestra also provides free
tuition and mentorship on weekends.
“We have to be an orchestra for everyone,” Heyneman says, pointing out that audiences for orchestra performances are
still too white. “To change that we need to
start with the youth.” By getting young people and their parents involved, Heyneman
believes the orchestra will become an orchestra for all seasons and all communities.
As part of their 100 year celebrationswhich includes concerts with top international and local artists, the orchestra will be
releasing a coffee table book later this year.
Capetonions can experience the orchestra at full steam this Friday, when they celebrate Human Rights Day by performing
Carmina Burana by Carl Orff with the Cape
Town Symphony Choir and the Tygerberg
choir at Kirstenbosch Gardens.
V Tickets for the performance at Kirstenbosch cost
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‘Parley with the Devil’ discussed by author
The South African Association for Retired
People’s (SAARP), social club will have its
next meeting at the Voortrekker hall in
Kenridge, on 3 April at 10:00.
The speaker, Kevin Butler, will give a talk

on his book, Parley with the Devil.
SAARP invites all retirees to attend. The
cost of R10 per person includes tea, coffee
and sandwiches.
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Science can
be fun – really
Can you really launch marshmallows out
of a vacuum cleaner, make rockets from
common household items, or discover how
the Square Kilometre Array telescope
works using a leaf blower cannon?
The Cape Town Science Centre will be
hosting Dr Graham Walker from Australia
for two public science shows at the Science
Centre on Main Road in Observatory. The
first show tomorrow (Thursday 20 March)
will take place at 19:00 and be part of a night
of science activities for family groups.
The second show will also take place at
the centre at 13:00 on Friday 21 March as
part of the centre’s Human Rights Day celebrations.
Walker has been performing science
shows for the past 13 years and is one of only two people in the world with a PhD in
science show performance. His unique
brand of high-energy delivery and amazing
science regularly thrills audiences around
the world.
Prepare yourself for some serious mindboggling science as Walker reacts, explodes
and experiments his way through the physics of pressure and motion, the chemistry
of things go boom, and much more. With
lots of audience involvement, laughs, learning and exciting experiments, this actionpacked show is a celebration of the fun in
science.
The science centre moved from Canal
Walk shopping centre to Observatory at the
end of December 2011.
V For further information or bookings contact the
Cape Town Science Centre on 021 300 3200 or
083 276 9508.

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Hand­me­downs a winner
Eric Miles Cheshire home for the
disabled at 18 Corsair Road in Sanddrift
need volunteers to help in their second
hand clothing shop. Donations of good
second hand clothing are also greatly
appreciated. Trading hours are Monday,
Wednesday and Friday from 10:00 to
15:00 and the first and last Saturday of
the month from 10:00 to 13:00.
V For more information contact Mel on
083 543 6272.

Boot camp
held during
Earth Hour
Adventure Boot Camp will be hosting
a free one hour boot camp class for women to celebrate Earth Hour.
The class will be held at Pinelands
High School in Forest Drive, Pinelands on Saturday 29 March from
20:30.
No electricity is needed. All you have to bring is a sweat towel, water and
a friend or two. Dress in blue and
stand the chance to win some fabulous
prizes.
There will also be a motivational
talk by Dr Toni van der Merwe about
the importance of water as part of body hydration, youthfulness, detoxing
and cellulite prevention.
V For more information and to book your spot
contact Jackie Alexander at Adventure Boot
Camp on events@adventurebootcamp.co.za
or call 021 447 2746.

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The Melomed Hospital in Bellville has
partnered with the Bellville Library in a
community initiative that involves free
kidney screenings. The drive is part of
Library Week.
The screenings will take place at the
library on Wednesday 19 March from
10:00 to 13:00.
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A smörgåsbord of sounds
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Hair raising
comedy a must
Heel Hair Rious is a comedy with
stand-up characterisation and song
that puts the spotlight on the endless
male and female issues around Hair
and Heels.
Local performer Crystal TryonSingh is known for her work on Blues
Brothers, Mercury Rising and A Coloured Place, as well as her FNB Vita
Awards.
In this production she takes the audience on a roller coaster of laughs
where they’ll meet characters like Diva Divine, from the All Nations Hair
Salon, Lady Favour, the jazz song bird
and the talk show presenter Root D.
Crystal will be joined on stage by
guest artists Tom Lee and Warren
Hendricks.
The show will be on at Winners on
Stage in Paarden Island on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday.
V Tickets cost R100 and are available at Com­
puticket.

rom their members and their influences to the music they play, 5 Levels Up
are an eclectic bunch.
One common denominator though, is
their passion for music.
“5 Levels Up is basically a group of young,
and not so young musicians, mostly from the
Cape Flats,” says founder and bassist, Rudi
Abrahams.
Besides the band’s guitarist, Paul Papenfus, who Rudi refers to as a heavy metal freak, all the members come from a “church
background”.
Rudi and the band’s previous drummer,
Mark Samuels, started the band out of a desire to start a new band, as both were no longer
playing in church bands.
“We wanted to make music for our generation of people,” Rudi says.
The name comes from the five guys who
were playing with the band when they started.
Since then, the band has gone through many changes. Since the band’s inception,
they’ve had about 12 members come and go,
all with their own influences and style of
playing.

Unique mix of sound
The current line up is Rudi on bass, Paul
on guitar, Wesley Dwyer on synths, Clayton
Lee on drums and Linley Meavers and M9
(Meliza-Jade Franke) on vocals.
With each new member, the band’s sound
changed a little.
They started out with an acoustic sound
which Rudi likens to Hootie and the Blowfish. Then, with the addition of a keyboard,
they went electronic. When Paul arrived on
the scene, the band mixed his metal background with their Jazz and RnB flavour.
“It was quite a unique mix of sound,” Rudi
says. Next to make an impact on the band’s

Linley Meavers, Meliza­Jade Franke (M9) and Rudi Abrahams, from 5 Levels Up, visited the Orange
Couch.
sound was their newest member, Linley.
“He’s sort of like the artist formerly
known as Prince, that type of vibe,” Rudi jokes. Linley, who put an advert on Gumtree,
replaced the band’s previous female vocalist, adding a whole new dynamic to the
band.
The combination of a male and female vocalist has also become an asset for the band
when it comes to do the cover songs that they
also perform. Being a big band – six members – also helps the band recreate all the
sounds of the cover songs they do. A big band
also makes life interesting. They have many
stories of struggling to fit on stages. At one
show, for example, Paul was stuck playing
on top of the speaker.
Although he was going for a Jamiroqaui
sound with funky bass lines, Rudi says the
band’s music is a vast mix with all their influences on display in every song they do.
“In every song we do, even if we do an RnB

song, you can hear that metal guitar coming
from the background somewhere and then
you can hear a bit of gospel influence in the
keyboards,” Rudi explains.
Because the band has had so many members and elements to the band, they have decided to change their name. They haven’t decided to what yet, and invite TygerBurger readers to post suggestions on their Facebook
Page.
The band is also looking at recording soon
and wants to focus on marketing themselves
more. They are looking at commercialising
themselves and working on songs in other
languages, to be able to cover a wider market.
V For more information about 5 Levels Up, visit their
Facebook page where you can also find links to their
website and YouTube videos.
V 5 Levels up performed one of their original songs
on the Orange Couch. Visit www.tygerburger.co.za to
watch their interview and performance.

V Ses Snare sing The Beatles met Blac­
kie Swart, Pieter Smith, MD Greyling,
Thean Kotze, Leon Ecroignard en Peter
Hoven is Donderdag en Vrydag by Die
Boer. R170. Bespreek by www.dieboer.com of 021 979 1911.
V The Cape Philharmonic Orchestra,
the Cape Town Symphony Choir and
the Tygerberg Choir will be performing
Carmina Burana by Carl Off at Kirstenbosch on Friday. Gates open at 16:00 and
the show starts at 17:30. Tickets are available at www.webtickets.co.za.
V Crimson House Blues and Pebbleman
will be at Durbanville Golf Club on Friday
for Blues meets Rock. There will be plenty
of lucky draw prizes to be won. R70. Call
021 9768120 to book a table.
V Acid Blues will be at Bay Harbour Market in Hout Bay on Friday from 18:00. Entrance is free.
V Neil Diamond and Friends, a tribute
show with Johan Liebenberg, is on at
Jamrock Theatre on Friday and Saturday.
R125. Call 079 616 4933 to book.

V Boulevard Blues will be at the Cape
Farmhouse in Scarborough on Saturday
from 15:30. Tickets cost R65 or R30 for
children under 12 years. Children under 5
enter free. Call 021 7801246 to book your
ticket.
V Simon & Garfunkel Stripped, performed by Marcato (aka Ben van Zyl) and
Pieter Smit is on stage at Die Boer on Saturday. R100. Visit www.dieboer.com or
call 021 979 1911 to book.
V Rivkah Hope, Glen Hartmann and Me­
an Black Mamba with Dave Ferguson
will be at the V&A Waterfront Amphitheatre on Sunday from 17:30. Entrance is
free.
V Ashweeta will be at Bay Harbour Market in Hout Bay on Sunday. Entrance is
free.
V Boulevard Blues will be at Bertie’s
Mooring in Gordon’s Bay on Sunday from
17:00. Entrance is free. Call 021 856 3343
to book.
V Desmond and the Tutus will be at Kirstenbosch with Short Straw for the Old
Mutual Summer Sunset Concert series
on Sunday. Gates open at 16:00 and the
show starts at 17:30. Tickets are available
at www.webtickets.co.za.
V Frank Turner, an English singer/songwriter, will be at Mercury Live on Sunday
with support act, Jon Shaban. R200. Visit www.parklife.nutickets.co.za/frankturner to book.
V The Barleycorn Music Club meets every Monday from 20:00 at Villager FC, 11
Lansdowne Road, Claremont. Entrance
costs R30 for non members. Visit
www.barleycorn.org.za for more information.
V Adam Tas is van Dinsdag tot Vrydag 28
Maart by Die Boer te sien. R110. Bespreek
by www.dieboer.com of skakel 021 979
1911.

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Cars like Ralph Kumbier’s Twin Turbo V8 Chevy Firenza which is capable of doing a 8.6 over the
quarter mile drag strip will be ripping up the tar.

treetFest (vol2) returns to Killarney
Raceway on Friday with an action
packed programme.
The organisers are planning an exciting
day and this event will therefore start slightly earlier than normal with MSA Drags running from 08:00 till about 15:00 followed by
Street2Strip till 18:00. The Street2Strip entries will, however, be limited to 150 entries
only to give all drivers a fair chance to get
some runs in on the day.
There will also be some spinners performing for the crowds as well as streetcar track
day sessions on the half main circuit during
the course of the day.
Top competitors expected to impress will
include Ralph Kumbier in his twin turbo
powered V8 ChevFirenza, this highly impressive machine has managed an 8,6 second
run at Killarney over the quarter mile. He
is expected to be challenged by Willie Nel in
his Chev Can-Am, Willie often doing sub 10
second runs now days. Other top contenders
may include Eugene Wicomb (Mikes Place
Toyota Supra), Keith vd Poel ( “Bumble Bee”
Chev Manta) and Michael Kayser (Nissan
bakkie). Bad Brad from Pro-Fit exhausts
managed to run 10,9 seconds at the most recent Killarney event, lets see if Brad can improve on this time.

Will the motorcycles be able to stay quickest on the day, Sharief Reynolds managed to
run 8,964 seconds over the quarter mile on
his Suzuki GSXR followed closely by Ebbie
Abrahams (9,036 second Kawasaki ZX14) as
well as Ishmaeel Abrahams (9,555 second
GSXR) and Justin Isaacs (9,790 second Honda CBR1000).
Off track action will see the return of the
very successful “Cape Stance” show at the
Killarney New Pit facility. This is kind of
like a moving show & shine competition
where one can expect to see slammed
(dropped) cars and huge rims.
The “AutopunksSoundoff” promises to be
highly entertaining where bass will be the
order of the day.
There will also be added entertainment in
the form of local music artists such as
“Youngster”, “DJ Willy”, “Lu Wayne Wonder”, “DJ Codax” and many more.
There will also be bar facilities, product
displays & exhibits, a food court supported
by Ola ice-cream, kiddies entertainment and
plenty more for the whole family. Gates open
at 07:00. Tickets cost R60 pp, R40 for u-16s
and u-12s get in free.
Killarney will then play host to the second
round of the National Super Series on Saturday 29 March.

a third position in the mixed category of the Garden Route 300, a three day Mountain Bike stage
race. The race covered nearly 300km in the three days with a vertical ascent of nearly 6200 m.
They will also compete in die Absa Cape Epic. Louise, is from a triathlon background in which
she achieved several podium finishes in various national and international competitions. Henning
got Springbok colours and twice Protea Colours in Inflatable boat racing. Henning will do his ninth
epic this year.

Exciting grappling action headed for Parow
Thursday night sees the African Wrestling
Alliance (AWA) return to the Parow Civic
Centre, aptly named the “House of Pain”.
Returning after an almost four-month absence, Africa’s best wrestlers are set to start
2014 with an all-out war.
Continuing their heated rivalry, “the Italian Stallion” Johnny Palazzio (Brackenfell)
challenges “The One Show” Vinnie Vegas
(Athlone) for his AWA cruiserweight cham-

pionship. For more than a year, Vegas has
defeated all comers to retain his coveted title, however Palazzio has continued to be a
thorn in his side.
Last December they faced off in a bout that
ended with both men’s shoulders being
counted for the final fall. AWA’s general manager declared the match a draw, and although Vegas would keep his title, it meant
he would have to once again defend it

against a very hungry Palazzio.
In another title match, The AWA All-Africa Heavyweight Champion, The Oz (Mitchells Plain), is set to defend his title against
the enigmatic Missing Link and the German
giant, Von Steel (Milnerton). Since winning
the title from Shaun Koen last June, The Oz
has been out to prove that his huge title win
was anything but a fluke.
And finally, returning after nearly a year

long hiatus, the Durban warrior and fan favourite Mr Money plans to make his mark
in 2014 and has started this journey by issuing an open challenge to anyone on the roster to a fight.
Tickets are available at the door. All reserved seats cost R80, and all unreserved seats
R40.
Call Shaun Koen on 082 456 0792 to book
your seat.

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The Kyokushin­kan Western Province championship held at the Pentec Sports Centre on
Saturday was the best ever attended with 275 fighters and 57 kata competitors taking part.
In the boys u­15 open weight final Dane Brand (Durbanville High) (left) blocks the low kick
of the eventual winner Georgi Krastev (Fairmont High). The mens open division was won by
Xolani Qhinga (CPUT) while the women’s open was won by Kim Julies from Woodlands.
According to the African chairman Hennie Bosman the standard was the highest ever and
the training group to prepare for the World Junior Tournament in Russia in December will
be selected this week.
PHOTO: ANDRÉ BAKKES